Table 1.

Clinical competency categories^28–31 of the student narratives regarding an active learning module on assisted reproductive technologies for a female same-sex couple. Students (n = 33) who responded to the open-ended survey questions about their most important concepts learned during the small group discussion and patient panel provided a total of 68 comments. Students may provide more than one comment and a single comment may count in more than one competency.

CLINICAL COMPETENCY	NO. COMMENTS (N = 68)	REPRESENTATIVE COMMENTS
Medical knowledge	16	“Reinforced my understanding of the basics: menstruation and pregnancy … because we are applying it to a family with 2 moms.” “The various ways to create a baby and to which extent science has been successful.” “I would like to learn more about the hormones being administered to both the egg donor and the person carrying the pregnancy, and the side effects of those injections.”
Patient care	13	“The need for us as emerging physicians to be knowledgeable beyond the cis/heteronormative standard of care.” “Physicians and healthcare workers are often not trained to provide fertility treatment to LGBT couples.”
Interpersonal and communication skills	7	“Never make assumptions and really engage my patients as they are often the source of the greatest knowledge with regards to their own health.” “Doctor understanding and support with appropriate communication are vital.”
Professionalism	7	“Don’t make assumptions about patients (or anyone else).” “Importance of care that considers the patients’ personal values, cultural beliefs, and desires.”
Systems-based practice	31	“The cost and legal barriers for LGBTQ communities when it comes to reproduction.” “In addition to being knowledgeable about medicine, it is important to be knowledgeable about laws that can affect our patients.”
Lifelong learning	0